Folding table



Nov. 25, 1930' c. H. MCCASLIN FOLDING TABLE Filed March 19. 1928 W Z R.5 EM H m p M r M c A TTORNE YS.

remiss Now. 25, 1930 y g v 1 78 623 UNITED STATESrarest fore} CLIFFORDHARR DMceasLIu; ,or;oA; rglNii, olxL ronNrgi 5 FO DING:

ppli n "fi March 92;-v {Sme ly-f 2.6258554, a y p My invention relatesto improvements in Sthat is providedvvithoutwardly projeeting foldingtables, and it consists in the eomblnaflanges: These fiariges areslidahlyfretrons, construotions ancl arrangements herel ra channel guidelO. i r matter described and claimed. 1 ij' l helegsfl ai d areeaehprovided vvitha An object of myinvention is to provide a "channel ghide10. Figures shows how these i i aii -i r 1y.-, V folding table thatconsists of two legs hlnggu des re d sposed on theinner surfaces or edlyseoured to a table top and foldable into flthe'l 6 mid i nidvvfaybetween'thesides; The

i planes parallelgvvith the topand a bracing j l'gsa sfwiiigableintoopenfposition and i *1; oi alocking the legs in collapsed positioni andto vardt he l i i foldable table.

membervvhieh perform's'tlie doublefunotion their the in 'n iherflisnioved hetiv ntlie legs v v M. re -ms ar r w The bracing member furtheracts as a cover l f ber jent n s eliannelguides 1 0 and hv m l li if r h9 r the eward 3 1M a g at v i them thanthelehgtjhiof the tor-the legswhen folded.

A further object of my invention is'to' pro- M r k vide a device of thetype described Whieh'is',

provides a substantialy article when in operigsgw u haveia' bihding ubrr the v ative position that is as strong asa rigid iion -v legs, andthus support themember in theipositio'n F igufre 1 vvitlioiittlierebeing Other ob ects and advantages Will appear aiiy chan'ee oifthjeineli ber droppirig bygravs in the following specification, and thenovel tity; Theguidecliannds 1Oshonldvnofib jm Figure 1;

i a table which consists oiia top 1 and legs 2 and l i FigureQ shows hoWthe legs extend subst'an -I supportir g surf for features ofniyinvention will beparticularly aced i urthelzax' gy fpljomi th g fiildsfifiij is pointed out in whatI hereinafter claim. approx matelyone-eighth of a'ritineh V l My invention is illustrated in'theaceoms"prior to theleonnetting oitlieInemberLG to: a panying drawing forming apart of this apf the legs; nolvv ft he'clegs arelsvvung' toward yplication, in which: i each other; th sl'slight dista rioe iii order-to7 Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the deperm t the gu de stripsS to eiiteri the channel vice; i i p V v v V ;g l .1$19., y l e ei th m m is v1 Figure 2 is an end elevation i t? is moved into plajeethelre will beaweagin y b Figure 3 isa section along the line 3-3 of a ti n" 'Weenthestrips'andehannelsfl k l p p eltifl'slioivtheguide oharinelsfllfl 80Figure l' is a section aloiigthe line 4- of as b l i lgipri( ividedifiith a depiesfsed ereeai i gur' a r i thfi 'l liiiis h fi Yemfiew emiifi Figureb shows the table iillfOlClGCl posi- *The samemembeiffiiS-usd in jsfeeu'ringthe tionyand y lts r n losed e ri .rae fimbtr'iefirsa a Figure 6 is an enlarged sectional View of removethfro nthe guidemhamiels 10 and S v v aportion ofjthedeviceq Ijn'earryingout myinvention-I provide time he "pofsfitidn inJFigiirefi.

' s a 1 We; 12ml 1 t I gains; the topl, a pr view broad i i .i 1 l BhiugedIysecuredtothei top at/tand ,5.

@tially across the. entireiwidth of the table fiiiembe M This mekes'itpossible to have only two legs ma-telv at me? glee 0 is for the table;The legs may be designedin top 1 vVhenTdElielegs 7, MI y W order to addto the beauty of the device. members 1 2 and 13*]011 ry guide chanhels Vf Abracing member 6 is used for holding the and 15, similar to thechannels 109 These p i it to be moved readily. Befereneeto Figure meansof the guidestrips 8 infelxactly Jthef' ishows that the member 6has aguidestrip same manneras it Was formerly'seeured tothe l a legs in openandalso in closed position; This channels are'spaeed' asufiicientjdistanc'e apart a member isin the shapeof alarge board that."to permit the member 6 to. be moved thereis provlded Withhand-holes 7for permitting between, and to be securedto the channelsby f g i h i r iV. extremely s mple 1n construction, and which a member 6,the member 6when connected to 69 v i a th t the e'fi iliilgr b ltjf e hingesA -TLchannels 10. Figure shows that the guide channels i l and do not extendexactly at right angles to the top 1. There will, therefore, be a slightbinding action between the guide strips 8 and the channels 14 and 15.This will be suilicient to prevent the accidental removal of the member6. The member acts as a cover forthe legs when in this position.

Although I have shown and described one embodiment of my invention, itis to be understood that the same is susceptible of various changes andI reserve the right to employ such changes as may come within thescope-of the invention as claimed.

I claim: p

1. A folding table comprising atop, a pair ot legs hinged thereto, guidechannels carried by the inner surfaces of said legs, a bracing memberand guide strips rarried by said memher and, receivable in said guidechannels, an auxiliary guide channel carried by said legs for receivingsaid guide strips when said legs are swung into closed position.

2. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly secured thereto, abracing member for said legs, and co-operat-ing means carried, by saidmember and said legs for removably securing saidmember to said legs whenthe latter are swung into open position, said member being secured tosaid legs through substantially the entire length thereof.

3. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly. secured thereto, abracing member forsaid legs of substantially the same width as the legs,and cooperating means carried by said member and said legs for securingthe legs in closed position, said member concealing said legs when theyare secured in closed position.

at. A folding table comprising a top, legs hingedly secured thereto, abracing member of substantially the same width as the legs, andco-operating means carried by said mem her and said legs for securingthe legs in either-open or closed position, said member concealing saidlegs when the latter are in closed position. i

5. A folding table comprising a top, legs 5o hinged thereto and having awidth substantially the same as the top, a bracing member having a widthsubstantially the same as the legs, locking guides and channels carriedby said legs and bracing member for holding as said legs in open orclosed position, said bracing member covering said legs when the latterare held in closed position.

CLIFFORD EAR-BOD MQCASLIN.

